Jon Schroder (born 1973) is an American filmmaker. He began his career in

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, writing for a myriad of television shows, cable networks, production companies, and

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producers. Schroder is one of the co-creators and producers of

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's '' The Incredible Dr. Pol''. Schroder went on to direct a series of short films, commercials, documentaries, and reality shows for

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, and

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. In addition to writing and directing, Schroder worked in various crew positions on the televisions shows, ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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'' as well as for the films ''

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'' (2002), ''

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'' (2001), and '' 3 A.M.'' (2001). Schroder co-wrote, produced, and directed the feature film ''

Jimmy and Judy ''Jimmy and Judy'' is a 2006 independent film starring Rachael Bella as Judy and Edward Furlong as Jimmy. It is written and directed by Randall K. Rubin and Jon Schroder. The film was shot on hand-held video in the Cinéma vérité style. Pl ...

'' (2006), starring

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and

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. The film earned two Best Feature Awards at the

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and the

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